A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Research new equipment and craft new gear.

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“Kenshi is currently in alpha state. The game is still in development and is missing many features. There are currently unfinished gameplay features, and the stability will fluctuate as new features are added. Expect crashes and bugs at this stage.But remember the game receives regular ongoing updates and improvements, by purchasing at this early stage you get the game for a reduced price and can watch it gradually grow and improve, provide your feedback to the developer, and above all you are helping to fund the development for a small independent developer. Remember: the price will gradually increase over time as development progresses, so the sooner you purchase, the lower the price.”

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September 18

0.96.27 is now out on the experimental branch. 0.96.26 has been moved to the main branch. To opt in to this experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs and general instability.

0.96.27

Slightly reduced upper tier heavy armour resistance, to make the top tiers less overpowered

Animals need to eat now. You'll need a backpack with food in for them. You can stop them eating via the AI options.

Animals will eat food dropped on the ground

Animals will eat food out of the storages at your home base, if "feed animals" is enabled in the AI options

Added a special animal feeding barrel.

Misc

Some of the katana attacks now have reduced max-hits per attack, meaning they are less effective against groups. (Mainly the downward combo, but I also increased the power a little, this makes katanas more of a duelists weapon.)

Hive traders will sometimes visit your base

Doubled cost of animals

Shek slaves get their horns cut off

Lowered the price mark-up on illegal goods in the SW empire towns, the idea is that you only get the huge markups when you travel far east to the new empire regions

Fixed up the slave shipment chain- slaver caravans gather up slaves and deliver to work camps. "Freelance" hunters deliver them to the nearest slave shop.

Mounted turrets and lights repositioned when parent building is upgraded

Splinting now splints over blunt damage as well

Splinting can also apply to non-limbs, to help counter work quality penalties when crafting etc.

You now get back slightly more materials when you dismantle buildings, and the number has been added to the FCS global settings

Bodies don't disappear so fast when being eaten by spiders

Corpse flies sound integrated

Wind generator sound intensity based on rotation speed

Altered the player AI to choose nicer beds to sleep in

Unique NPCs that escape captivity can now travel all the way back home to resume their lives

Artifact distribution has been tweaked, there should be less of a shortage of AI cores and science books

Updated translation base data

Note: Please report any bugs or problems, or upload crash dumps to the Steam forum or official Lo-Fi Games forum[www.lofigames.com] so that we can fix as soon as we can. Thank you :)

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About This Game

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Research new equipment and craft new gear. Purchase and upgrade your own buildings to use as safe fortified havens when things go bad, or use them to start up a business. Aid or oppose the various factions in the world while striving for the strength and wealth necessary to simply survive in the harsh desert. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors. Carry your wounded squad mates to safety and get them all home alive.